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George Grosz
Erotic scene1912

Not on view
Ink drawing on white paper, five nude figures in two loose clusters, rendered with continuous gestural contour lines
Artist or Maker
George Grosz
Germany, also active United States, 1893-1959
Title
Erotic scene
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1912
Medium
Black ink and colored pencil on laid paper
Dimensions
8 13/16 x 11 3/4 in. (22.38 x 29.85 cm)
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Accession Number
M.82.287.82
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Provenance
The artist (1893-1959). [Galerie Pabst, Munich]; purchased in 1980 by Robert Gore Rifkind (1928-2019), Beverly Hills; given in 1982 to LACMA.
Selected Bibliography

  • Davis, Bruce. German Expressionist Prints and Drawings: The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989; Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1989.

Copyright
© Estate of George Grosz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York